The recommendations also put forth two new diagnosis categories: clinical obesity and pre-obesity. The first describes people with evidence of health conditions caused by excess weight, such as heart ...

ASC leaders are optimistic about the future, citing opportunities for growth over the next five years, including the migration of cardiology procedures to ASCs and increasing patient interest.

Obesity should no longer be diagnosed solely based on body mass index (BMI); advanced body fat ... of medicine and medical education at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine ...

Comprehensive health assessment beyond BMI measurement Healthcare providers are increasingly recognizing the need to look beyond BMI measurement when evaluating a person’s health. In addition to ...

Share on Pinterest A panel of global experts explains why BMI is not the most helpful measurement ... but also to reduce stigma, optimise healthcare resources and ensure fair access to effective ...

New recommendations on how to define obesity would reduce the emphasis on body mass index and take into account health ...

Under recommendations released Tuesday night, obesity would no longer be defined solely by BMI, a calculation of ... an obesity expert at the University of Washington and one of the 58 authors ...

Body Mass Index (BMI) has limitations as it doesn't distinguish between muscle and fat, leading to misclassification of obesity. A suggested alternative is calculating body fat percentage through ...

Wen is an emergency physician and adjunct associate professor at George Washington University. She previously was Baltimore’s health commissioner. CNN: What is BMI? What are the advantages and ...

Doctors have primarily relied on body mass index, or BMI, to diagnose obesity ... She holds a bachelor’s degree in neuroscience from the University of Virginia and a master’s degree in ...